I was nervous for the big unveiling! I woke up completely off any meds for pain with my sore throat dissipating. No more bloody draining, just regular nose runniness (minimal).
For the first time yesterday, I dressed up in skinny jeans and boots (I wanted to wear my heel boots but was still somewhat hobbling and didn't want to chance breaking something else aside from my nose). It felt great to dress up and get some air. When I went in, Dr. Derosa applied some "de-gluer" to loosen the cast and the tape under it. She then gently removed the cast, which did not hurt but felt weird since my nose was still swollen. Upon the removal, which felt terrific, we discovered that my nose was bright yellow from bruising. She said it was very, very swollen and that I needed to watch my activity level and salt intake.
Still keeping my salt intake to 1200 mg a day and keeping my activity level to a minimum, the swelling should eventually start to go down. Lastly, she removed the stitches, which pinched and made my eyes water. Everything is healing well aside from the swelling, so I have to see her in a week. She wants me to take more time off work, which made me nervous but after what I had done I'm not going to argue.
I will definitely add some better pictures since it is my ONE week today!
I can definitely see a huge difference compared to PRE-Op. Dr. DeRosa did a great job and I know I will be so happy. It's so strange because my nose actually looks more natural than the nose I was born with. My nose NOW looks more like the nose that my mom, aunts and uncles have. I couldn't be luckier that everything went well!
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| Right After having the cast removed |
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